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Mechanisms of crystal growth from fluxed melts

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This review is mainly concerned with the basic mechanisms of crystal growth from the flux and with the origin of defects in these crystals. An outline is given of the theory of growth from solution and this is compared with experiments on aqueous solutions, which are the main source of data against which the validity of this theory may be tested. The analogy between aqueous solution and flux growth is discussed and estimates given for the rate at which crystals grown from the flux in the diffusion-controlled and particle integration-controlled limits. Studies of the surfaces of flux crystals favour a screw dislocation mode of growth, with propagation by a lateral spreading of layers rather than by spirals. The incidence of flux inclusions is discussed and related where possible to the conditions of growth.

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Elwell, D., Neate, B.W. Mechanisms of crystal growth from fluxed melts. J Mater Sci 6, 1499–1519 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02403090

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